New-York tribune., 1887-05-15
KAPIOLANI.
SOCIETY" TORN UP-COLONEL LAMONT ON
ETIQUETTE.
MEMORIES OF THE wAR-snERIDAN IN A TENDER

MOOD.
WAsHIyGToN May 14.-Royaty has van
ished from Washington but the memory of Queen
Kapioani is not likely TO vanish until tae entertain
ments given in her honor have been forgotten. The
Court" took precedence over the Cabinet at the
dinner given by the President to the Hawaiian visit
ors. The Cabinet snubbed " the Mount Vernon pill
primage by declining to be of the company invited to
90 down the Dispatch. There are miuor sriev-
ances, but these two have caused end of talk in
official circle. and no end OF amusement outside among
thoss who have only to look on, liSen and apprecl-
ate the In icr0us side of the discussion. Seyellon
Brown, Chief Clerk of the Department of State, en-
gineered" the movements OF the Royal party during
the four DAYS visit, and he has caught it all rOudd,
so to speak. He has paid the penalty OF being
chaperon to the Hawaiian Queen, and doubtless his
ears have tngled ever since.
OF course it was oil Browns fault" said fair
defender Of the Cabinet. lt was no compliment to
the Queen and compliment to the rest OF either,
to have a crowd on the Dispatch. But he must have
invited two or three hundred, and plenty OF people
who were really not Uflcal-that is, you know not
high up Then there others who had a reason
to expect invitations who lett out In the cold.
Yes Ii was all very odd and nobody will ever know
why Brown gathered up big crowd when there
should not have been above fifty people at most Oh,
TO be sure, they all nice people and dare say
every one on board was invited. Yes. The Supreme
Court people, Senators and 80 on. went down. But
after all there we're too many 20 make the company
exclusive On of the refreshments we're first
class and for wonder did not give out. There was
enough to 90 all around and not the usual scarcity
on such occasions. No. really do not blame the
Cabinet for not going. They must get sick and tired
OF gong everywhere And then they are all so busy.
Secretary Bayard declared he could not take the day
from his desk And the others presume we're Just as
much driven. Now taking everything INFO consider
aion and the crowd on the boat. think the Cabinet
people were right to stay at home"
Well do not" retort1d one who had been OF the
crowd" on the Dispatch. " Ii the company was ex-
elusive enough tor the Supreme Court and Senate peo-
pie, 1t WAS quite good enough for the Cabinet Ot
course they among the first invited and 1t was
an thing but courteous to the HaValians Tor the
whole Cabinet to decline going" "There has been
awful lot of talking about the dinner given at the
White House. The President, Of course, took in the
Queen. But who TO take in the Princess You
see she il not only Princess but II she lives longer
than her brother the King she will be the reignng
Queen of the Hawaiian Islands. That makes her as
royal as possible. There were the Chel Justice and
the Secretary of State and OF the two must have
the honor escorting the Princess to dinner 1t Is
very funny bat thev say the White House and State
Department authorities etiquette put their
heads together and found it serious and
perplexing thing to decide. 1t is my opinion
Colonel Lamont studied it all out and by him
self
" There are such dreadful complications, you see,
when we have TO entertain royal people. Their
etiquette Il different from ours, OF course They say
that il was to avoid embarrassmcns that the Princess
Louise would not como here with her husband the
MARQUIS OF Lorne, when he was Governor-(ienera OF
Canada SO he came without her, had lovely VISIT
and was liked by everybody You know General
Sherman said at the time It's lucky tor us sne
didn't come We know what to do With the Governor
General of Canada But In Heavens name, what
would we do with Queen Victoria's oaughterP And
they say it was also great rcei 10 the British MN
ister when the Princess Louise decided TO 90 10 the
Bermudas and Lord Lorne came here without his
hal dtan ,.Ould forever
being first and in England they are used TO see the
MARQUIS always at the tail end OF the Royal family
procession But here we would not be so ready to
carry the Princesss train and kiss her hand, though
nobody say what Lieutenant Cowles might do'
Now did you in all your lie hear anything quite
equal his speech when Queen Kapolani went on the
Dispatch that day They say that SIZE vas as much
amused as We were but she was too polite to laugh at
Cowles as we did. lie must have had his head CON-
pIetely turned, for he just much as called her
beautiful woman right to her lace. The Dlspatch was
in a broad grin, IRON stem to stern. Poor Cowles
What silly thing IL was, to be sure.
The Army OF the Cumberland Reunion and the un
veng of the Garfield statue have been the events OF
interest this week. Fortunately tor the comfort OF
crowds OF people IN the city the weather, though
warm has not been really hot 1t Is said OF the Con-
grega ona Church that 1t can be obtained Tor every
sort OF meeting and entertainment IL was decked
with flags and corps badges from top 10 bottom III
beautiful and effective manner The platform, where
the mnisters readlng-desk is placed on sundays,
was fgraced by small brass cannon one at each
corner with crossed guns and small hags: Inc
Marine Band had seats In the end gallery, aud Dugle
we're iii Opposite corners across lrom 'hc organ
There was a good deal OF enthusiasm IN the audience
and n good deal OF sentiment In the speeches OF
General sherman General Rosecrans Governor
Curtin and Colonel Dufheld general sheridan
presided. He was in taultless evening dress, intro,
duced each speaker without o superiiuous word, and
dispatched the evenings programme with business
quickness that lost no time. The army men were 10
90 from the church to Abners to banquet But IL is
tlapfh fhn hanfh
in mind or not Onoe only did be lose his qnck, bus
ness air and give himself up to the dreamy lAnucnce
of war times The band played a Day III Camp,
and the General with everybody else tell under the
spell of the novel and charming music. " Day IN
Camp" began with the bugle call OF the morning
revelle and ended with the buge call OF " taps at
night The clear sweet notes oi the Du9le made
language we'll understood by the army mem ana with
the several old familiar airs daily played in camp
tocuhed them. General Rosecrans kept time with his
head slowly nodding and his face light with smles.
General Sher1dans taco took on broad smile win
the revelle. 1t went over hls tace IN 9nek wave.
lie was pleased, and ho settled back In his chair
slowly, as il there now time to ENJOY himself
The business celerity lett him, ana the hurry was
gone Look at Sheridan" heard whispered near
me- Is he going to sleepP .
No" was tho whispered answer. The General is
going TO cry" Aud this was quite true But the next
minute the General Lad Strengthened up IN his eheir,
bnked very hard, and drawing ns hngers across MS
eyes gave his hand q suspicious little ding downward
tor q moment it impressive. Then the General
resumed his brusdue manner and the programme
went right on, and so RAPIDLY that nc forgot the
be1ediction Il was but step from the sublime TO
the ridiculous And the meeting is adjourned said
Sheridan, with bow and gesture OF ms rIght hand
,yhen mo was seized from behind, friend Catching
him by the coat and whisr eriug /" The benedictoT,
General" Quick as flash the situation Was revealed
to Sheridan. lie made step to his left, grasped
the waiting chaplain's hand led him forward and
dropping his own head low without word called the
audience to u halt and the benedlctiOn was pro-
nounced. BY ths time the peoole had taken In the
situation too and tho smiling was audible. The
General looked up, nodded to the band, and Hail
Columbia la" followed by Yankee Doodle" finished
the pen lormance.
Fashionable society, OF what there is left vi it,
turned out on Thursday afternoon and filled Secretary
Whtneys ballroom IN behalf OF the Training School,
for Servants believe that suoh school really ex-
lists in Washington, and that housekeepers have
outlo axnacted hanahts Wsl-traned